Police to be given fake IDs to trace internet crime
A new government proposal would allow police agents the right to use fake IDs when tracking criminality on the internet. Justice Minister Søren Pape Poulsen said there have been ‘grotesque examples’ of child…
MoreLawyers concealed crucial information in share-dividend scam
Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen claimed to be shocked yesterday by new documents showing the law firm commissioned by the government to investigate the DKK12.7bn share dividend scandal has concealed crucial information about its…
MoreNew Study: Poverty confined to immigrant groups
Poverty in Denmark is primarily confined to immigrants, a new study by the right-leaning think-tank CEPOS claims. The study questions recent reports that have highlighted the rise of poverty by concluding that both…
MoreParliament debates Huawei problem
Parliament will debate today as to whether Chinese telecom giant Huawei should be excluded from Denmark’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructure. Huawei is suspected of espionage on private and state actors in a number…
MoreBusiness concerns about slow Chinese growth
The Danish business sector is concerned about the Chinese economy’s downturn after China on Monday announced that its official economic growth came in at 6.6 percent in 2018 — the slowest pace since 1990….
MoreDenmark 5th in global competitiveness – Copenhagen 2nd
Denmark has risen two places to number 5 on this year’s Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), a comparison of entrepreneurial talent and a country’s ability to compete – Switzerland, Singapore and the United States continue to lead…
MoreVoters want Denmark to join EU defence pact but retain opt-out
A majority of the electorate believes Denmark should be part of a joint EU army but doesn’t want to drop the contentious defence opt-out. In a new YouGov poll for the Copenhagen-based Europa…
MoreSKAT ignored tax scam warning
Confidential documents obtained by Politiken show the Tax Department (SKAT) was tipped off about the multi-billion share-dividend scandal months before it happened but failed to react. A deputy director of SKAT received an e-mail…
MorePolitiken fined for publishing intelligence agency secrets
Left-leaning daily Politiken has been fined DKK100,000 for violating an injunction when it published insider secrets two years ago by former head of PET (Danish Intelligence) Jakob Scharf in his controversial 2016 whistleblower…
MoreLøkke looks to normalise relations with India
Denmark’s relations with India, cool for years due to the Niels Holck affair, are on an ‘upward trajectory’, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Saturday on the second day of his visit to…
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